Imai embraces change Golden Skate Japan's Haruka Imai performs to Mendelssohn's "Song without words in D major, Op.109" at 2011 Skate America. Though Haruka Imai is still in the shadow of the Japanese figure skating stars, she is certainly one to watch. This season she made some ...

Mainichi Daily News

Judo: Tachimoto sisters cap golden act at Paris Grand Slam Mainichi Daily News Haruka Tachimoto of Japan, in blue, fights with Lucie Decosse of France during the women's under 70kg category final at the Grand Slam Paris 2012 Judo tournament, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012 at Bercy stadium in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler) PARIS (Kyodo) ... and more »

The Japan Times

Mao's push for third world title starts at Four Continents The Japan Times Haruka Imai, who finished fourth at nationals, is Japan's third entry. Warmup for worlds: Mao Asada is the favorite at this week's Four Continents Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado. AP In short, this is an event that Mao ? even without a ... Figure skating: Takahashi plays down Chan rivalry ahead of Four ContinentsMainichi Daily News all 6 news articles »

Lee Seung Ki Wants to Film Love Story with Japanese Actress Haruka Ayase Soompi He said he would like to if the chance comes, and added, ?I would like to act with Japanese actress Haruka Ayase. Since my Japanese isn't too good, I'd like to play a reserved character.? He also picked One Ok Rock and Toshinobu Kubota as two Japanese ... and more »

KpopStarz

Lee Seunggi and Ayase Haruka KpopStarz to which he replied, "Ayase Haruka." Lee Seunggi, already famous for his acting in "The Glorious Inheritance" unwaveringly said he would "love to work with her in a love comedy." In addition, Lee Seunggi praised Japanese music and said that he really ...

Tachimoto sisters capture judo gold
Haruka and Megumi Tachimoto struck gold at the Paris Judo Grand Slam on Sunday, winning the women's 70-kg and 78-kg divisions, respectively. Haruka, the younger of the Tachimoto sisters and ranked fourth in the weight class, stunned France's Lucie Decosse by decision 2-1 after extra time, denying the two-time defending world champion what would have been her eighth title in Paris.

Hotaru no Hikari Romance Manga's Film Trailer Streamed
Haruka Ayase, Naohito Fujiki return in Rome-set sequel to 2 live-action shows

Ueda sets national swimming record
Swimmer Haruka Ueda set a new national record in the women's 100-meter freestyle at the Tokyo championships Sunday. Ueda touched the wall at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center in 54.33 seconds. She bettered the mark of Misaki Yamaguchi, who timed 54.43 in one of the now-banned ultrafast swimsuits in 2009.

Tsumabuki Satoshi's heist movie
The "Akunin" star will be starring in a film adaptation of award-winning author, Takamura Kaoru's "Ogon wo Daite Tobe".

Mao's push for third world title starts at Four Continents
Mao Asada ended last year with a month of triumph and tragedy that are hard to imagine. Just two weeks after her mother Kyoko passed away at 48 on Dec. 9, Mao laced up the boots again and showed the heart of a true champion in winning her fifth national title with an inspiring effort in Osaka.

Osaka wins women?s Inter-Prefectural Ekiden in Kyoto
15 January 2012 - Osaka, one of the pre-race favourites, won the Inter-Prefectural Women?s Ekiden in Kyoto on Sunday (15).

Sentai Filmworks Licenses The Book of Bantorra Anime
27-episode series based on Ishio Yamagata's light novels gets bilingual DVD release this year

Sentai Filmworks Licenses Motto To Love-Ru -Trouble- Anime Series
Company to release 12-episode sequel series on subtitled DVD this spring

Artists always find ways to represent themselves
For the countless number of budding visual artists in Japan, 3331 Arts Chiyoda's "Independents" exhibitions, which are held in the event space's main gallery, offer the chance to publicly show works and get feedback from some of the most prominent artists, critics and curators in the country. Based on the independent artist exhibitions that were held in Paris during the 19th century, "3331 ...

13 New Best Picture Nominees [Shooting Challenge]
# shootingchallenge The Academy Awards: the final bastionary celebration of the non-YouTube-famous. For this week's Shooting Challenge , you created homages to your favorite films of the year. More »